Surgical outcomes of spinal meningioma

Abstract

We reviewed the surgical outcomes of spinal meningioma. A total of 8 patients (follow-up duration: 1-10 years) with spinal meningioma were treated surgically in our institute over the past 10 years. The localisation of all meningiomas was thoracic. The surgeries consisted of posterior midline skin incision; removal of the meningioma via bilateral laminoplasty (5 cases); hemilaminectomy (2 cases); and bilateral laminectomy, pediculectomy, and facetectomy with posterior fixation (1 case). All meningiomas were completely removed (Simpson grade II). No patients showed neurological deterioration or recurrence. The surgical routes are important in the complete removal of spinal meningiomas.